Metro St James

Being told to be at work at 8.00 am is always particularly painful, but not so much when it’s for a team breakfast in the beautiful Hyde Park.

Metro St James is located just behind the main St James train station exit, and busy in the mornings with a few people enjoying their breakfast and suits dropping in and out with their coffee orders. Metro St James actually ran a promotion earlier this year where during the month of June they encouraged people to visit the cafe and lock lips for a complimentary coffee.

Maybe not at a work team breakfast though! The Big Healthy Breakfast ($20.50) was a popular option with many of us, which consisted of poached free range eggs, hot smoked salmon, sprouts, roast tomato, ricotta, hummus and dukkah on soy quinoa toast:

The combination of the various healthy elements tasted incredible, particularly the hummus with dukkah, which added a beautiful crunch element. And of course you’ve got to line up for the money shot…

Poached egg perfection! It was unlike any breakfast I have ever had. I also had a skim latte with my Big Healthy Breakfast:

Some of the others didn’t feel like anything too substantial and so had selected the Spelt & honey banana bread with whipped vanilla ricotta ($8):

The boss, in the meantime, had chosen the House-made baked beans with poached free range eggs, feta and sourdough ($16.50):

Service was friendly, with one waiter in particular having a cute French accent. I would definitely come back to try the baked beans or to have another big healthy breakfast. With the early morning sun shining through the trees into this little cafe, it’s a little spot of paradise amongst the bustle of the city.

It’s a dilemma. If the boss is paying, do you get the most expensive meal, or do you act frugal? Been past many times but never eaten in. Have bought coffee a few times from the cart. Thanks for the review.

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I'm Cath at Confessions of a Glutton. I'm a cheesecake-devouring, sushi-craving, ramen-obsessed, salted-caramel-lover who is also a dance fitness instructor and a solicitor, living in the Northern Suburbs of the glorious city that is Sydney, Australia. These are my ramblings.